August 2016 Archive

The quiet struggle in water scarce Pakistan

Design News • 31 Aug 16

Water scarcity threatens the security of Pakistan’s people. Follow one photojournalist as she documents its effects. >
Egypt uses sewage to grow forests in the desert

Design News • 31 Aug 16

To tackle desertification, the Egyptian government is growing tree plantations that thrive on waste water. >
Breeze Yoko unveils latest work 'Boniswa'

Design News • 31 Aug 16

The Johannesburg-based street artist's latest work is a tribute to the black girl child. >
Solar Express: The futuristic space transit concept

Design Frontiers • 31 Aug 16

Montréal’s Imaginactive has put forth a design idea that would bring remote parts of the cosmos within closer human reach. >
One man’s journey home with the help of Google Earth

Design News • 31 Aug 16

Using Google Earth, Saroo Brierley found his family after 25 years. This is his story. >
Estream: A portable USB charger powered by moving water

Design News • 30 Aug 16

Enomad’s portable power plant generates electricity using any source of running water. >
The dynamic solar shading of Kiefer Technic Showroom

Design News • 30 Aug 16

This building reacts to the outside environment to benefit its inhabitants. >
Sculptural desalination plant imagined for Santa Monica pier

Design News • 30 Aug 16

Pipe is a sustainable water harvesting solution that could produce 4.5 billion litres of clean water for California. >
Problem? These girls build their own solutions

Design News • 30 Aug 16

Construction and carpentry are not readily associated with high school girls. Project H Design’s Girls Garage hopes to change that. >
Oneware: The one-hand only kitchenware

Next Generation • 30 Aug 16

Singaporean Industrial Design student creates a range of utensils to aid those with disabilities in the kitchen. >
50 000 murals to pay tribute to the honeybee

Design News • 29 Aug 16

American artist Matthew Willey paints breathtaking murals to save the honeybee. >
Harvard’s squishy autonomous robot

Design Frontiers • 29 Aug 16

With no electronics, this revolutionary 3D printed robot moves with the help of a chemical reaction. >
Exploring different cultures through art

Design News • 29 Aug 16

Inspired by various sub-cultures in and outside the city of Johannesburg, Terrence Toko Maluleke creates unique illustrations. >
AdrenaCard: the epinephrine auto-injector that fits in your pocket

Design News • 29 Aug 16

Student duo develop a sleek new way for patients to self-administer life-saving medicine. >
Artistry for the departed: The fantastic coffins of Ghana

Design News • 29 Aug 16

Inspired by the traditions of Ghana's Ga people, these custom-made coffins send the deceased off in imaginative style. >
Digital meets acoustic in Mune, a new kind of instrument

Design News • 26 Aug 16

Mune combines the power of electronic music with the expressiveness and simplicity of an acoustic instrument. >
IDENTITY: The prosthetic replacements for fingerprint authentication

Next Generation • 26 Aug 16

Design student creates rubber fingertips to better protect your privacy. >
OLO turns smartphones into portable 3D printers

Design News • 26 Aug 16

Anyone with a smartphone can digitally fabricate objects with this 3D-printing device. >
Living Gadgets: What if organisms can become disposable design components?

Design Frontiers • 26 Aug 16

Studio José de la O contemplates the possibilities of genetically modified life forms made suitable for human convenience and comfort. >
Robotic lifeguard designed for rapid rescue and recovery

Design News • 26 Aug 16

Remote-controlled buoy becomes a tool for quick and efficient sea rescue. >
Project Alloy: Intel reveals its “merged” reality headset

Design News • Duration: 3:25 • 25 Aug 16

The Californian tech company is developing a VR headset with unique versatility. >
A visual journey into Central America’s gang violence

Design News • 25 Aug 16

Photojournalist Donna De Cesare documents the impact of a 30-year struggle in Central America. >
XCollektiv: Resisting gentrification through art

Design News • 25 Aug 16

The controversial ‘Wanted’ series continues to both galvanize and provoke. >
The Street Store: Pop-up charity for the homeless

Design News • Duration: 2:00 • 25 Aug 16

Cape Town’s Street Store uses public spaces to provide clothing for the homeless locally and abroad. >

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